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SUMMARY:[ Muscular Dystrophy Association - Development Grants | Research f
 unding ]
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20181203
DTSTAMP:20260408T055952Z
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CATEGORIES:Call for proposal
DESCRIPTION:Aim: MDA Development Grants are awarded to senior postdoctoral
  researchers on the brink of becoming independent investigators and are in
 tended as seed money to help launch the scientific programs of promising n
 ew neuromuscular disease researchers.\n \nApplicants are strongly encoura
 ged to submit hypothesis-driven applications on innovative research. Appli
 cations should directly relate to a disease in MDA’s program\, and shoul
 d focus on accelerating therapy development for the disease(s) in question
 . Successful applications will include a training plan which details how t
 he applicant will receive the necessary training and mentorship to transit
 ion to an independent research career.\n\nDuration:      1-3 years\n 
 \nFunding:       USD $70’000/year\n \nEligibility: To be eligible 
 to apply for a Develoment Grant\, applicants must:\n\n	Hold a Doctor of Me
 dicine (M.D.)\, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D)\, Doctor of Science (D.Sc.) or
  equivalent degree (i.e. D.O.)\n	Be qualified to conduct a program of orig
 inal research under the supervision of an Independent Investigator\n	Have 
 a strong record of achievement with their postdoctoral mentor\n	Have acces
 s to institutional resources necessary to conduct the proposed research pr
 oject\n	Have a minimum of 18 months of post-degree (Ph.D or M.D.) research
  laboratory training at the time of application\n	Be no more than 60 month
 s (5 years) from receiving their Ph.D or D.Sc.\; or no more than 96 months
  (8 years) from receiving their M.D.\, D.O.\, or M.D.\, Ph.D. Please conta
 ct MDA to discuss your eligibility if you have questions.\n	Not have been 
 funded under the Development Grant program in the past\n\n \nHow to Apply
 : Letters of Intent must first be submitted via proposalCENTRAL .\nIf the 
 LOI is successful\, the applicant will be invited to submit a full proposa
 l.\n \nDeadline\, Letter of Intent:             03 Dec 2018 (1
 1:59 pm EST)\nDeadline\, Full Application:           31 Jan 2019
  (5:00 pm EST)\n \nFurther information\n\n\n	More information about the p
 rogram is available on the Association’s website and in the Grant Guidel
 ines\n	The application portal proposalCENTRAL can be found here\n	For any 
 other questions\, please contact the Research Office\n
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